The Grave of the Titanic The Grave of the Titanic The story of the Titanic and the iceberg has grown into a legend of the sea. It took her discovery in 1985 to begin to find the truth behind the myth. One of the things that makes the Titanic so fascinating is that she represented the best of technology when she set sail on her ill-fated voyage in 1912, and it took the best of technology in the form of sonar, satellite tracking, and deep-dive technology to locate her grave 73 years later. In the early 1900's, waterborne transportation was the norm; today, satellites are taken for granted by our society. But we tend to forget the immense effort that these two technologies require to operate to their maximum potential. Until recently, the technology did not exist to locate, photograph, and explore this ship that rested two and a half miles down on the ocean floor. On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. At that time, she was the largest and most luxurious ship ever built.

At 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912, she struck an iceberg about 400 miles off Newfoundland, Canada. Although her crew had been warned about icebergs several times that evening by other ships navigating through that region, she was traveling at near top speed of about 20.5 knots when one grazed her side. Less than three hours later, the Titanic plunged to the bottom of the sea, taking more than 1500 people with her. Only a fraction of her passengers were saved. The world was stunned to learn of the fate of the unsinkable Titanic. It carried some of the richest, most powerful industrialists of her day. Together, their personal fortunes were worth $600 million in 1912! In addition to wealthy and the middle class passengers, she carried poor emigrants from Europe and the Middle East seeking economic and social freedom in the New World. The remains of the Titanic were found in 1985 by Dr. Robert Ballard, an oceanographer and marine biologist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. When he located the Titanic, he saw that, as some survivors reported, the ship had broken apart.

He believed the weight of the water-filled bow raised the stern out of the water and snapped the ship in two just before it sank. Debris falling out of the ship was strewn over a 1/2 mile across the sea floor. The bow and the stern were found nearly 2000ft. apart. Keeping her location a secret, Bob Ballard used GPS to find theTitanic again when he returned the next year. He hoped to prevent treasure seekers from finding her and plundering the ship for booty such as coffee cups inscribed with RMS Titanic. On this second expedition, he visited the ship several times by submarine. On his last descent, he left a plaque honoring the 1500 victims and asking that subsequent explorers leave their grave undisturbed. Find the Titanic again! 1. Eventually Bob Ballard released the coordinates of the Titanic's location.

He recorded her coordinates as, stern section sits on ocean floor at 41o43'35" N, 49o56'54" W, boilers at 41o43'32" N, 49o56'49" W, bow at 41o43'57" N, 49o56'49" W. Find these coordinates and trace the outline of the sunken pieces of the Titanic on a chart of the North Atlantic. 2. How far is it from its plotted course? At the time of the accident, the ship was reported to be at 41o46' N, 50o 14' W. (She was found 13½ miles southeast of the position given in her lastdistress call.) 3. Discuss the fact that satellite technology through GPS can pinpoint any position on Earth to within 30 feet. In 1912, navigation techniques of dead reckoning and celestial navigation could only give one an approximate location within several miles of one's true position.If the Titanic had had better navigational aids, could its passengers have all been saved?

Could it even have avoided the iceberg? 4. Track the route she took from England to New York in April, 1912. She started from Southampton, England, and stopped at Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland to pick up passengers. Her destination was New York. She sank 1000 miles due east of Boston, Massachusetts, and 375 miles southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland. Unsinkable challenge Build an unsinkable boat. What would it be made of? How would it be shaped? How will you test your hypothesis? How much weight ("passengers") could it carry? How far can it tip to the side before it flips? Reliving the moment Draw a picture of the Titanic on that fateful night, using literature connection references. Information that should be incorporated into the work: It was night. There were icebergs.

As the bow sank, the stern lifted farther and farther out of the water."Just before the ship disappeared entirely," according to Bob Ballard,"Many eyewitnesses agreed that the ship in fact broke in two, the bow plunging down while the stern briefly righted itself before turning almost vertical and sinking a few moments later." Detail what it might have been like aboard the Titanic between 11:40PM (when the ship gently grazed the iceberg) to 2:18 AM when it disappeared below the sea. Or draw an illustration of Jason finding the bow of the Titanic at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 12,460 ft. The ship was found in several pieces. Draw what the Titanic might look like after another 100 years on the ocean floor. Lifeboats How many lifeboats were needed? TheTitanic was owned by the British White Star Line, flew the British flag,and thus was under the rules and regulations of the British government. Although she was originally designed to carry 42 lifeboats, the ship carried only 20 lifeboats (four more than were required at the time by British regulations) for the 2,228 passengers and crew.

(That number could supposedly hold 1,178 people.) The original designer of theTitanic had proposed 50 lifeboats, but the British owners of the White Star Line had decided against it. (If it had been under US Government regulation at the time, 42 lifeboats, enough to accommodate 2,367 persons would have been required for a ship that size.) Only 705 people were rescued; 1523 drowned or froze to death in the icy water. Ironically, most of those who drowned were Americans. Assuming that each lifeboat could hold 65 people, how many lifeboats did they need? Unfortunately, the 20 lifeboats on board were launched in panic before they were filled to capacity, so the number of people rescued was even fewer than could have been accommodated. Only 705 of 2,227 people on board survived. What percentage is that? Women 22% 24% Analyze these statistics. What do these figures tell you about the policy of saving women and children first, how social standing and wealth influenced who was rescued, and the tradition that the crew usually went down with the ship?

Many of the poorest people were not aware of the seriousness of the damage to the Titanic until shortly before it sank. (chart source: The Titanic: End of a Dream) Materials Chart of the Atlantic Ocean with latitude/longitude, pencils, rulers, Robert Ballard's Exploring the Titanic or The Discovery of the Titanic More classroom activities on the Titanic: Learn more about the Titanic's last moments and how the Titanic was found using submarines in What's in a Name? Consider how many different professionals assisted in the finding of the Titanic in Get a Job! Learn more about How Satellites Work. For detailed information about the Titanic, crew, passengers, survivors and victims, please see Enclyclopedia Titanica Search the Gulf of Maine Aquarium's extensive site: Gulf of Maine Aquarium Titanic begins voyage, PGA is founded: Today in history (photos) | OregonLive.com Titanic begins voyage, PGA is founded: Today in history (photos) Today is Sunday, April 10, the 101st day of 2016. There are 265 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 10, 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America was founded in New York.

On this date: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first United States Patent Act. In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. In 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age evocation of empty materialism, shattered illusion and thwarted romance, was first published by Scribner's of New York. In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals. In 1953, the 3-D horror movie "House of Wax," produced by Warner Bros. and starring Vincent Price, premiered in New York. In 1966, English author Evelyn Waugh, 62, died in Combe Florey, Somerset, England. In 1974, Golda Meir told party leaders she was resigning as prime minister of Israel.

In 1985, singer Madonna launched "The Virgin Tour" with a concert at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. In 2010, Polish President Lech Kaczynski (lehk kah-CHIN'-skee), 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials. Ten years ago: Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling began testifying in his fraud and conspiracy trial in Houston, declaring himself "absolutely innocent." (Skilling was convicted on 19 counts and sentenced to more than 24 years in prison; his sentence was reduced by a decade in 2013.) Hundreds of thousands of people demanding U.S. citizenship for immigrants who were in the country illegally took to the streets in dozens of cities from New York to San Diego. French President Jacques Chirac caved in to protesters, canceling a law on youth employment that had fueled nationwide unrest.

Five years ago: In the first remarks since his ouster, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied allegations that he had used his position to amass wealth and property. Bob Dylan performed a concert in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Charl Schwartzel won the Masters by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day after a wild final round at Augusta National; the 26-year-old South African closed with four straight birdies, making a 20-footer at the final hole to wrap up a 6-under 66. One year ago: During the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, a succession of potential Republican presidential rivals slung criticism and cracked jokes about Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was expected to announce her White House candidacy. The Apple Watch made its debut. Today's Birthdays Actor Max von Sydow is 87. Actress Liz Sheridan is 87. Sportscaster John Madden is 80. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 69. Actor Steven Seagal is 65. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (The Roches) is 63. Actor Peter MacNicol is 62. Actress Olivia Brown is 59.

Rock musician Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) is 59. Singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is 58. Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is 57. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 56. Rock singer Katrina Leskanich (les-KAH'-nich) is 56. Actor Jeb Adams is 55. Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner is 54. Rock musician Tim "Herb" Alexander is 51. Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 48. Rock musician Mike Mushok (Staind) is 47. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 46. Rapper Q-Tip (AKA Kamaal) is 46. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 37. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 35. Actress Chyler Leigh is 34. Pop musician Andrew Dost (fun.) is 33. Actor Ryan Merriman is 33. Singer Mandy Moore is 32.

Actor Barkhad Abdi (BAHRK'-hahd AHB'-dee) is 31. Actress Shay Mitchell is 29. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 28. Actor Alex Pettyfer is 26. Actress-singer AJ (AKA Amanda) Michalka (mish-AL'-kah) is 25. Actress Daisy Ridley (Film: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens") is 24. Actress Ruby Jerins is 18. Thought for Today: "Your actions, and your actions alone, determine your worth." -- Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966). -- The Associated Press Today in History: April 10 | WTOP Home » Latest News » Photo Galleries » Today in History: April 10 Today in History: April 10 By The Associated Press April 10, 2016 4:39 am 04/10/2016 04:39am Share A look at what happened on this day in history. In 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

(Photo by Roger Viollet/Getty Images) Today is Sunday, April 10, the 101st day of 2016. There are 265 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 10, 1916, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America was founded in New York. On this date: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first United States Patent Act. In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. In 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1925, the novel “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age evocation of empty materialism, shattered illusion and thwarted romance, was first published by Scribner’s of New York. In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.

In 1953, the 3-D horror movie “House of Wax,” produced by Warner Bros. and starring Vincent Price, premiered in New York. In 1966, English author Evelyn Waugh, 62, died in Combe Florey, Somerset, England. In 1974, Golda Meir told party leaders she was resigning as prime minister of Israel. In 1985, singer Madonna launched “The Virgin Tour” with a concert at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. In 2010, Polish President Lech Kaczynski (lehk kah-CHIN’-skee), 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.

Ten years ago: Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling began testifying in his fraud and conspiracy trial in Houston, declaring himself “absolutely innocent.” (Skilling was convicted on 19 counts and sentenced to more than 24 years in prison; his sentence was reduced by a decade in 2013.) Hundreds of thousands of people demanding U.S. citizenship for immigrants who were in the country illegally took to the streets in dozens of cities from New York to San Diego. French President Jacques Chirac caved in to protesters, canceling a law on youth employment that had fueled nationwide unrest. Five years ago: In the first remarks since his ouster, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied allegations that he had used his position to amass wealth and property. Bob Dylan performed a concert in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Charl Schwartzel won the Masters by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day after a wild final round at Augusta National; the 26-year-old South African closed with four straight birdies, making a 20-footer at the final hole to wrap up a 6-under 66.

One year ago: During the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, a succession of potential Republican presidential rivals slung criticism and cracked jokes about Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was expected to announce her White House candidacy. The Apple Watch made its debut. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Max von Sydow is 87. Actress Liz Sheridan is 87. Sportscaster John Madden is 80. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 69. Actor Steven Seagal is 65. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (The Roches) is 63. Actor Peter MacNicol is 62. Actress Olivia Brown is 59. Rock musician Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) is 59. Singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is 58. Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is 57. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 56. Rock singer Katrina Leskanich (les-KAH’-nich) is 56. Actor Jeb Adams is 55. Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner is 54.

Rock musician Tim “Herb” Alexander is 51. Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 48. Rock musician Mike Mushok (Staind) is 47. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 46. Rapper Q-Tip (AKA Kamaal) is 46. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 37. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 35. Actress Chyler Leigh is 34. Pop musician Andrew Dost (fun.) is 33. Actor Ryan Merriman is 33. Singer Mandy Moore is 32. Actor Barkhad Abdi (BAHRK’-hahd AHB’-dee) is 31. Actress Shay Mitchell is 29. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 28. Actor Alex Pettyfer is 26. Actress-singer AJ (AKA Amanda) Michalka (mish-AL’-kah) is 25. Actress Daisy Ridley (Film: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 24. Actress Ruby Jerins is 18.

Thought for Today: “Your actions, and your actions alone, determine your worth.” – Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966). BBC - History - Titanic History Titanic Titanic is perhaps the most iconic ship in history, its tragic story known the world over. The most celebrated ocean liner of its time even before it first sailed, Titanic was an incredible feat of engineering and ambition. Its maiden voyage ended in tragedy when it struck an iceberg and sank, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew. From its construction in Belfast, through its dramatic sinking to the discovery of the wreck, it is a story that continues to capture the public imagination. Photo: Titanic on its arrival at Queenstown (now Cobh) harbour, 11 April 1912 (Davidsons) More information about: Titanic Titanic was one of three 'Olympic Class' liners commissioned by the White Star Line to be built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Construction began on the first of these great ships, Olympic, on 16 December 1908. Work on Titanic started soon after, on 31 March 1909.

These magnificent vessels were the industrial marvels of their age and Titanic was to be the biggest, fastest and most luxurious liner yet. After just three years, Titanic was finished - a floating city, ready to set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. On board was a collection of passengers comprising millionaires, silent movie stars, school teachers and emigrants, in search of a better life in the United States. By the fifth day of its journey, Titanic was making swift progress across the Atlantic. Although Captain Edward Smith had plotted a new course upon hearing earlier reports of ice from other liners, there were many more communications that day of ice in Titanic's path. On the night of Sunday 14 April 1912, the sea was flat calm, the sky clear and moonless, and the temperature was dropping towards freezing. In such conditions, sea ice is very hard to spot. At 11.40pm the lookout sounded the alarm and telephoned the bridge saying "Iceberg, right ahead." The warning came too late to avoid the iceberg and Titanic struck it less than 40 seconds later, tearing a series of holes along the side of the hull.

Upon inspecting the damage, Titanic's chief naval architect Thomas Andrews said to Captain Smith that the ship would certainly sink. Six of the watertight compartments at the front of the ship's hull were breached, five of them flooding within the hour. Titanic was designed to stay afloat with only four compartments flooded. Less than three hours later Titanic lay at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, nearly four kilometres down. The sinking of Titanic claimed more than 1,500 lives. For many, the tragic fate that befell Titanic would come to mark the passing of the opulence of the Edwardian era and foreshadowed the global tragedy of World War One. The story captured the public imagination across the world, spawning countless books, films, plays, memorials, museums and exhibitions. The discovery of the wreck by oceanographer Robert Ballard on a Franco-American expedition in 1985 gave rise to a fresh wave of interest that continues to this day. Titanic's Maiden Voyage TITANIC'S MAIDEN VOYAGE The Titanic was finally ready for her departure on April 10 1912.

Delays had occurred as a result of the Olympics collision with the HMS Hawke in September 1911 and in February the Olypmic also lost a propeller. The owners wanted to see the Olympic operational before the Titanic. Also that year there was a coal strike. A severe problem for any transatlantic liner because ships like the Titanic would consume over 600 tons of coal a day. To partially solve the problem, coal was taken from other ships like the Adriatic and Oceanic to stock up the coal bunkers for the Titanic's voyage. At noon on the 10 April 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton. Immediately, there was a potential disaster. There was a near collision with the steamer New York. The New York being much smaller than the Titanic was sucked in to her wake as the Titanic giant triple screw propellers rotated. The New York's mooring snapped and was dragged towards the port side of her. This is exactly what happened to her sister ship when she collided with the HMS Hawke. The Titanic sailed to Cherbourg in France and later to Queenstown in Ireland to pick up additional passengers. There were 1320 passengers and 907 crew.

The first few days of the voyage were uneventful. Captain Smith steadily increased speed day by day. The ship covered 386 miles on the first day, 519 the second and 546 miles the third. It was reported that Smith would have increased the mileage day by day. The passengers were unaware that one of the coalbunkers had been on fire since departure. Situations like this were common because coal dust which is very flammable, got everywhere, not just in the air but in machinery. As the slightest spark could ignite the whole bunker, coal had to be kept sufficiently damp to prevent fires from starting. The fire on board the Titanic took until Sunday night to be put out. The ship sailed on. ï¿½ Billionaire promises to build Titanic II by 2016 - today > travel - TODAY.com Billionaire promises to build Titanic II by 2016 Australian billionaire Clive Palmer planning high-tech replica of original cruise liner Below: Advertise AP In this April 25, 2012 photo provided by Crook Publicity, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer poses in front of an artist impression of the Titanic ll at MGM Studios in Los Angeles, Calif.

By ROD McGUIRK + - CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned. Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Clive Palmer announced Monday he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build the Titanic II. "It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, but ... will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," Palmer said in a statement. He called the project "a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original Titanic." More than 1,500 people died after the Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its first voyage. It was the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner at the time. Palmer built a fortune on real estate on Australia's Gold Coast tourist strip before becoming a coal mining magnate.

BRW magazine reported he was Australia's fifth-richest person last year with more than 5 billion Australian dollars ($5.2 billion). Palmer said at a news conference that previous attempts to build a Titanic replica failed because proponents failed to raise enough money and commission a shipyard. The Titanic II is the first of four luxury cruise ships Palmer has commissioned CSC Jinling Shipyard to build. Palmer did not provide a cost estimate. He said he had established a new shipping company, Blue Star Line Pty. Ltd., and that design work for the Titanic II has begun with assistance from a historical research team. Advertise The diesel-powered ship will have four smoke stacks like the coal-powered original, but they will be purely decorative. The most obvious changes from the original Titanic would be below the water line, including welding rather than rivets, a bulbous bow for greater fuel efficiency and enlarged rudder and bow thrusters for increased maneuverability, Palmer said. Brett Jardine, general manager for Australia and New Zealand in the industry group International Cruise Council, said Titanic II would be small by modern standards but could prove viable at the top end of the luxury market.

"From a marketing point of view, many will embrace it and perhaps there'll be some that wouldn't," Jardine said. "If you've got a niche, it's going to work. Why go out there and try to compete with the mass market products that are out there now?" he added. While the Titanic II would carry around 1,680 passengers, most modern cruise ships create economies of scale by catering for more than 2,000 passengers, he said. Among the world's largest passenger ships, Allure of the Seas is 90 meters (295 feet) longer than the 270-meter (886-foot) Titanic and has 2,700 cabins. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. People.com Advertise >>> tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the titanic sinking , and for those who survived, the trauma of that night would last a lifetime and for generations to come. nbc's jim maceda met up with an american couple with a deep sense of it. >> reporter: it took years of marriage before the couple stumbled upon a bond.

>> we realized we both had relatives on the titanic. >> reporter: bob had settled with his family after graduation. and her great, great grandmother was also in first. both survived when more than 1,500 perished and both left accounts of hair owing hours in the freezing north atlantic after the collision wf the titanic and an iceberg three times their size. from their house in portugal, they shared those stories for the first time. >> the shock of the water took the breath out of my lungs. >> reporter: he had jumped from the titanic before it sank. >> down and down i went in all directions. swimming as hard as i could, hopefully getting away from the ship. >> reporter: he returned to this overturned life boat . >> we fought our way to the darkness. i rode for an hour straight. >> come on, girls, row. >> reporter: her take-charge attitude inspired this scene, "a night to remember." . both made it to safety but another ordeal began. bucknell became withdrawn and never sailed again. he became a successful banker but could never escape survivor 's guilt and at age 50, he took his life.

kate and bob prefer to focus on something that when looking back would have never happened. it's their greatest joy in life, their three children. lucy and jack both accomplished musicians and son bobby, a professional pianist. they plan to tell their story no more. for "today," jim acedmaceda, nbc news, portugal. >>> still to come, they remember a popular police chief days before his retirement. but first Related slideshows A memorial of light Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter creates a test projection on an iceberg in 2011. Hofstetter has plans to project pictures illustrating the sinking of the Titanic on a giant iceberg for the 100th anniversary of the catastrophe. (Michael Kessler / EPA) Share Back to slideshow navigation Re-creating an era Mary Beth Crocker, left, and her husband, Tom Dearing, from Newport, Ky., pose for pictures in period costume after disembarking the MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise ship on April 9 during its first stop in Cobh, Ireland.

With 1,309 passengers aboard, the MS Balmoral will follow the same route the Titanic did in 1912, complete with food and music from the era. • Story: Titanic cruise delayed due to strong winds (Lefteris Pitarakis / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation Just in case.. John Philip of Australia adjusts the life jacket of his sister, Ann Breust, on April 8 during a drill aboard a Titanic memorial cruise from Southampton, England, to New York. (Chris Helgren / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation And the band played on Passengers on a Titanic memorial cruise, chartered by Miles Morgan Travel, dance to music from a Belgian string band on April 9 after the ship's departure from Cobh, Ireland. Due to rough weather, an April 10 floor show was canceled over concerns about the safety of the performers. (Chris Helgren / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related video Winslet: 'Titanic 3D' overwhelms in right ways Now in 3-D Actress Kate Winslet arrives at the 'Titanic 3D' UK film premiere on March 27 at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, West London.

The 3-D version of the film has been released for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking and comes 15 years after 1997's "Titanic" was a huge box office hit. (Joel Ryan / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation A 'Titanic' attraction An exterior view shows the Titanic Belfast building March 27 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The six-story attraction opened March 31 and tells the story of the Titanic from the ship's construction in Belfast to her sinking in the Atlantic on her maiden voyage 100 years ago. (David Moir / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related interactive Events mark 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking The sailing that never happened A 1912 advertisement for the British luxury passenger liner Titanic, part of the White Star Line's fleet, announces an April 20, 1912, sailing. Ticket prices and berth descriptions are provided, but the ship never arrived in New York. The Titanic sank April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 passenger and crew members.

(Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise A ship like no other Workmen stand next to the screws of the RMS Titanic at a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in this undated photo. The largest ship afloat at the time, the Titanic sank in the north Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. (The New York Times / Redux Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation Maiden voyage The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on her ill-fated maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. (AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Captain and dog A handout picture received from Southampton City Council on April 4, 2012, shows Titanic Captain Edward Smith with a dog. (AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise First-class cabin A computer-generated image shows the first-class accommodations that were available aboard the Titanic. The display can be seen at the newly opened Titanic Belfast attraction in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

(AFP - Getty Images, New York Tim) Share Back to slideshow navigation Second-class cabin A video projection of passengers in a re-creation of a second-class cabin is displayed at Titanic Belfast. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related slideshow Titanic Belfast Third-class cabin A re-creation of a third-class cabin, complete with computer-video projections of passengers, is displayed at Titanic Belfast. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise A grand entrance A replica of the grand staircase from the sunken Titanic is on exhibition April 2 at the Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum in Singapore. The exhibition features about 275 artifacts recovered from the Titanic. (Roslan Rahman / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Exquisite detail The grand staircase between the boat deck and the promenade deck aboard the RMS Titanic in an undated photo. A replica of the Titanic's grand staircase was seen in James Cameron's 1997 movie, "Titanic." (The New York Times / Redux Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise A call for help A copy of the last message sent from the Titanic, which tells of passengers being put into lifeboats.

(Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Saved Survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic approach the RMS Carpathia in this April 15, 1912, photo. The Carpathia rescued hundreds of Titanic passengers. (The New York Times / Redux Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related interactive Top 10 reasons for the Titanic tragedy Ferried to safety Lifeboats that carried Titanic survivors are uploaded to the RMS Carpathia in the hours after the disaster. (The New York Times / Redux Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation In the headlines The front page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on April 16, 1912, was devoted to the Titanic disaster. The paper gives the death toll as 1,302 and the number of survivors as 868. Later, official figures were corrected to 1,517 dead and 706 who survived. The main photograph is a montage, placing the Titanic against the Eads Bridge in St Louis, to give an idea of the ship's size. (Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation The aftermath A boat from the ship MacKay-Bennett examines an overturned lifeboat from the Titanic.

(Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation An S.O.S.call Rescuers help Titanic radio operator Harold Bride off the Carpathia. Bride's S.O.S. call alerted rescuers to the Titanic's sinking. He stayed at his post until the captain released him as the boat deck started taking on water, according to Encyclopedia Titanica. He was washed overboard and made his way onto an overturned boat, but his feet were badly frozen and crushed. From the Carpathia, Bride continued to send messages and names of those saved to land. (Time Life Pictures / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Back home Survivors of the Titanic disaster are greeted by their relatives upon their safe return to Southampton, England. (Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Word of disaster spreads This handout picture received from Southampton City Council on April 4, 2012, shows a newsboy outside White Star Line offices in London after the news of the sinking of the Titanic hit in 1912.

(AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Hometown tragedy The names of those killed in the sinking of the Titanic are posted outside the offices of White Star Line in Southampton, England, in 1912. Nowhere suffered as much from the sinking of the Titanic as Southampton, which lost 549 residents in the disaster. (AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Those who died Coffins for the recovered bodies from the Titanic are seen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1912. (Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Those who survived Crew members who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic are given dry clothing in New York on April 18, 1912. (The New York Times / Redux Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Honoring the heroes This May 29, 1912, photograph shows Mrs. J.J. "Molly" Brown presenting an award to Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron for his service in the rescue of the passengers on Titanic. (Library Of Congress / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation In Memoriam A commemorative illustration in honor of those who died in the Titanic disaster.

(Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Salvaging a shipwreck This 1998 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc., shows a 17-ton portion of the hull of the RMS Titanic as it is lifted to the surface during an expedition to the site of the shipwreck. The piece, along with 5,500 other artifacts, will be sold at auction as a single collection. (AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise At the bottom of the sea Visitors look at a projection showing images of the wreck of the Titanic on March 27 at Titanic Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Beginning on the 100th anniversary of the sinking, the remains of the Titanic will be covered by a 2001 U.N. convention on the protection of underwater cultural heritage. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related video High-tech sub reveals 3-D images of Titanic From the depths Two children look down on March 27, 2012, at an image of the Titanic wreck in the Titanic Belfast visitor center.

(Peter Muhly / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Titanic treasures One of two name boards from a lifeboat on the RMS Titanic is displayed at a 2006 auction at Christie's in New York City. Thousands of artifacts that have been recovered from the wreckage continue to be auctioned off to mark this year's 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Related video Titanic artifacts on auction block When time stood still The pocket watch belonging to Titanic steward Sidney Sedunary, which has stopped at 1:50, roughly 30 minutes before the Titanic sank, is seen on display April 3, 2012, at the SeaCity Museum in Southampton, England. The watch was found in Sedunary's pocket when his body was recovered a few days after the ship sank.

(Justin Tallis / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation The company The White Star Line logo is seen on a bowl recovered from the Titanic wreck site at the opening of a new exhibition called "The Titanic and Liverpool, the untold story" March 29, 2012, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, England. (Phil Noble / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation From the Titanic to the auction block A locket belonging to Edward Herbert Keeping, a personal valet who died on the Titanic, is an item with direct ties to the Titanic being auctioned by rrauction.com. The locket was officially recorded by the provincial coroner of Nova Scotia before it was returned to Keeping's wife, and is contained in the record of bodies and effects: passengers and crew of S.S. Titanic in the public archives of Nova Scotia. Keeping’s wife replaced her daughter’s water damaged portrait with one of her husband's and the locket has remained in Keeping’s family continuously until the present.

(Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise Titanic memorabilia A prop life vest, deck chair and bronze ship's bell appear on display April 6, 2012, in New York, along with other Titanic memorabilia to be auctioned off. (Frank Franklin Ii / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation Among items recovered... A pair of shoes recovered from the Titanic is seen April 2, 2012, at an exhibition at Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum in Singapore. (Roslan Rahman / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise A lost child A child's shoes believed to be from the body of an unknown boy and recovered by the crew of the Mackay-Bennett, a cable-laying ship chartered by the White Star Line after the Titanic disaster, are seen Jan. 27, 2012, in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Paul Darrow / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Remembering those onboard School children in Southampton, England, carry placards featuring each of the victims of the Titanic disaster through the city's center on April 10, 2012.

The ill-fated ship set sail on her maiden voyage 100 years ago from Southampton. Reports state that a minute's silence was observed in the city, which had been home to more than 500 of the crew who perished in the disaster. (Chris Ison / EPA) Share Back to slideshow navigation In loving memory A wreath floats in berths 43/44 from where the RMS Titanic set sail on its ill-fated maiden voyage 100 years ago at a Southampton, England, dock during an April 10, 2012, ceremony where descendants of passengers who sailed on the Titanic paid tribute to those who lost their lives. (Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation Editor's note:

Question: From which English city did the 'RMS Titanic' set sail on its ill-fated voyage to New York?
Answer: SOUTHAMPTON